reunion

by crystal tiara

walking around aimlessly for hours

i chanced upon them and i thought

i was going to enjoy it because

reunions are supposed to be happy.

besides, it’s been far too long

since i saw them all.

but i felt that i wasn’t there and yet

at the same time i was.

was it a dream or was this

the little get-together

i had long been waiting for?

the laughter was so far away

and the people all seemed alien to me

and what was i doing?

what am i doing?

what was that again?

why do i feel so out of touch

and out of place?

good thing i left early

because it dawned upon me

that reunions can be depressing.